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Colette

Dessert · Pear · Pyrus communis L. · 1 accession

Originated in Freeport, Illinois, USA by Marie E, Dreyer. Introduced in 1953. Fruits have greenish-white, medium coarse, juicy flesh with some grittiness around the core. Flavour is good being similar to Williams. Suitable for canning.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Flowering
17th April (10%) · 25th April (full) · 5th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
small-medium
Type
Dessert
Shape
conical
Russet
low/medium
Weight
96.00 g
Over colour
orange/pink
Stalk angle
straight
Stalk curve
weak
Eye aperture
half open
Flesh colour
white/cream
Stalk length
medium-long mm
Ground colour
yellow
Russet percent
1-50%
Stalk thickness
medium-thick
Over colour amount
low

Source · National Fruit Collection

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